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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-09-03
NO. 21
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Beaalo Express
"My father never did anything fer
mo, Z remarked yougg man who d
few weeks ago finished lis school life
and j. now seeking good business
opening Judging BY the words ANA
the complaining tono il which they
wers uttered, tho member ef Tie lrln
who heard them Is prone To belleye
that the young mans idea 81 doing
something i an outrightgiftof $1,000
ID a hump or the purchase of i part-
nership 10 an established concern,
This young man, 70 tho knowledge 0f
the writeg, has never done a mouths
actual work for others ID his entire
life. His life has been passod Ii The
pleasant pastimes Of the home circle,
IN reading, studying, hunting, fishing.
ballplaying, Yachting and other em-
ployments not particularly beneficial
% others He ID typecf the class of
boys whose parents are sufficiently
well TO do 10 keep servants 10 attend
10 the household dFudgery, ana whose
fathers follow voeations il which no
use can be made Of boys spare hours
Like most boys Or his class, he looks
upon the boatd and clothes for twenty
years, together with hia pony, ieaqlFy,
bicycle, etc, as matters ol course.
The writer, while the Complaining re-
mark was still ringing ID hts ears had
the curiosity to mako a conservative
compilation Of what il costs to raise
an ordinary boy fur tho first twenty
years Of bis life, and hore It is
5l00 per year Tor the tlr8t 1--WE years a 800
$50 per year for theseeonl iiga yoars iA0
500 per year for the third live years. ..t.l Goo
$500 per year for the next three years $40
$500 per year for the next two years 1909
Total, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $50
This Is a moderate estimate oi tla
financial balance against tho boy @ho
complains thai his father has never
done anything fQr him,
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RoF saIe.

OaH ACRES OF LAND, within two
OZA-l and half miles Of the town Of
EdgeTly, Calcasieu parish. About half of
which Is timbered land. Ono hundred and afty
acres arc Rnder q new wire fence foF past
ure, and 10 acres under cultiyRdop. There
are two residences, with good garden spot,
d blacksmith shop, all necessary outhonses
and farming implements on the place. Some
50 head of gentle cattle and horses, which
are for sale also. Apply to
J. w. BRYAN.
Lake Charles, La, April so, 1887. If.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-09-03
An Omen GkWestf0m 10 General
Nietlotls.


Dear General: Are yon willing q
give nneguiyocal assurance 70 Abe pah-
hc that you vii support Gov AlekneFy
If nominated BY she Democrats stsla
G9nyeptlopt whetheF or not Yanr paNs
Is brought ppfaTe fhe conYentipni and
whether oF not any ether llndepeudels,
or Reform or Republican, ticket II ~
the ield
Ifyes, then how will Yop feeoneIle
such vote to ycHf emphatic essegeFa
| tion IN apAhlie speech ihatTon wonld
/ co-QpeFaie WIN ApnesE mep & M Qell-
| tical cpiAiop WitheHt aifiIaetioa ~
raae of eoIqrI f. asieai slle fiE
llMNaNN AEa
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-09-03
The Louisiana Journal, q stapnch
,,,c,t5s.. ~ ftav MsoIoifs sa,r14s M

The Louisiana journal, stannch
supporter II Gea. Nichols, sounds the
following warning % the RetormeFs
HFhe Nichols element mast be con
sistept While We condemn Coy, Mc
Emery on account Of PcrsonaliRm ln hii
administrator, We mlst not ourselves
90 iato personaliEm by declaring tha.
@e win support no candidate feF esies
/ who Is not pledged 70 support Nleh
I ola Ghis gould be doing ibe yeFy
I thing about which ne hage cQnplalpea
/ pf ouf oppQAeHla II 's slalf MF9He
! and lncoDFike1t W. eap qligFd e.
/ ieA candidates for 81 oiieegs eiaHa npoa
ihelg Hle l@iF eshseilg bqNessgs
Eflrfss end paris 4ealig ra9afa 'cts
"a sliglr 9eeieFeree i2g 3osesPgH
bs # sta the 8nioa IS
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-09-03
Boon. Up al.e Town.
Louisiana journal,

Louisiana journal,
Boom up The town. ID the language
in which TIE local newspaper man "A
frequently addressed This language
is used BY the merchants, the property
holders and the business saen Of the
place. And when the newspaper man
Turns TO his books he frequently finds
that some Of these parties patrouize The
paper to the extent of a subscription,
When he asks some Of these very par.
ties 10 insert al advertisement IN the
paper they reply, well, ! don't think
Il would do me much good, | am sell
ing about all the goods ! can handle. l
would like to help your paperi bat !
don't believe II wonld pay Do these
persons realize What q newspaper is for
d community Dothey know that If an
advertisement does not pay directly
and We hold that il will.-thVt il does
payhandsomely indirectly foFany com,
munityto sustain its peWspspers2 The
paper keeps the town fagorablg before
The public. Each issne is an ADVERTISE
ment Of the teWn It helps sell the real
estate of the property owner end thq
goods Of the merchant. And the paper
cannot Wye unless i is supported And
If the business men and property own
era 81 a town DO not palfoalze 8 paper
70 q greater extent than Subscription
the paper cannot liYea boom the
town We state this as . matter ol
bnsiness and il Tie klndssl of feelings
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Eknnsgs City, Watkins ana taulf
Hallway.
sterling (Neb.l Gazettc.

ritfilpB iNepl hafeitG
a railroad which WIN perhaps be d as
much Importance To the Northwest as any
otiler thaf could be Constructed Is now being
located from Ka1aas cisy 70 Lake Charles,
IN. This road, When completed win not only
help TO develop tile country ~ Arkansas and
Louisiana through which q passes BY sef-
Ting up that ferlilc and thicklg hnibefed
country With enterprsing Northern people,
but VIII open up route BY which the vast
amount Of pine and other lumber Of that
country, can flId q market p tbs NortllWest
dlr2ctly and thus give that colltry chance
fo7 competition With the lumber districts 0t
Mlehigaii ana WISCONSIN, which mas hereto.
fore had corner op lheslumAcr markets 80
~ Rs ihe NqFthNest was concerned. Ihis
country Btll he'll with gladness the day Yhei
if can nug cheaper HmbeT aud ihs aul1
chRnCe seemingly, 10 attain thia, n hy open
rug pp the humber disirlcis ef these twl
4 States % our markets, which has MOI peei
d0pe before Because 0f no ffapfpQst tlQi
I teeiiiiies. Two nupoTi4pt thipgs Wiii be AZ
cpgei aF ihe builfing d this fdaf Vil
supply as WITH fleapeF luiupes, aiq WITH
F6lo6 the dQh feeoufce Ql Atkan#aa a4'
J lgaidala anq 500 seltlq up fHQlA
sth ma Qf egferr7 2ua ere 2
N9af pa rfpic " hQsc afii9na
4rie a NQ
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EHVERYTHING NEW TmR0gGH0UT
a quiet and well-ordered

The Comfort of Guests is tle Delight Of the Host,
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A brutal looking siungshot was fished
ont by the sergeant IL was made OF n
clump of lead fastened on TO an iron
scraper, such as is used on shipbOard. A
handle of twisted copper wire gave good
grip The sharp iron edges Of the scraper
projected on each side Of the lead, and
added the advantages Of knife to its
other dangerous qualities. A more ter
rible example OF fiendish ingenuity could
hardly be devised.
"That was taken from a bucko sailor, -
said the sergeant.
What sort Of an animal Is that'n in
quired the reporter.
"Well. q mighty tough one You don't
see many Of them now The steam yes
sells have driven them out, but they used
to be very plenty. in the Fourth ward
especially. They always dressed alike
summer and winter. They all wore heavy
wooden cOmf0rters around their necks, no
matter how warm it was They were the
toughest human beings I ever saw in all
my experience. They would sleep ON a
hard pavement with the thermometer be-
low zero and get mp the next day as fresh
and clipper as though they had been re-
clnmg on beds of down in It coy, well
heated bed room.
II remember one OF them who came
near killing mate Of mine in the Fourth.
The sailor was drunk aud abusive. The
policeman tried 10 run him in. and in
about two seconds he was standing on his
head in the gutter and the fellow was
whaling him with his own club. For
tunately other officers came To- his rescue.
IL took six OF them to get the fellow in,
and they tore every stitch ofclothing from
his body before they reached the police sta-
ton. Every one of them bore some mark
of the ARRAY. That fellow muscles
were as hard ms iron
"Why did they call them bucko sailorsf '
inquired the reporter
Il don't know. 10 was some slang term
They belonged on the Liverpool packets
New York Sun.
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Robert Garrett and III. Tailor.

Dress is with Mr. Garrett n c0nsidcra-
ton Of the highest importance. I'm this
direction he steers with skiliful discrimi-
nation between the gaudy and the somber
His taste is fastidiOus, and his every gar
ment must be in the latest fashion and
cut with the greatest precision 10 the lines
IF his figure Ills clothing IS connected
with supreme regard for the smallest dc
tails. and his wardrobe is extensive. As
matter of fact. he has nearly 100 differ
ant suits of clothes They are all new
and can he jumped into i'm q Iifly. no mat
ter how great the eMgencies of the occa-
sion They range from the claw hammer
roat to the fustan shooting Jacket, and
The nauialOOns are % YerifaOle symphony
ia wearing apparel Mr. CARROTS tailor
ha. bis shop i'm New York This person
age keep the railroad president constantly
I'm receipt of samples of che latest styles Of
goods So soon as he finds anything TO
please his fancy be- wires his tailor few
days before a contemplated "trip 90 New
York to make him o suit of that sample.
When he reaches New York the SHIT is
made and waiting for him 40 bis hotel
lie nearly always has his feet incased in
dainty patent feathers.
Mr. Carrots collection Of hats. canes
and umbrellas is practically numberiess.
Visitors. upon entering his house, have
frequently been appalled, by the immense
number of hats scattered through the
halls They fal into Che natural error of
surprising that he is entertaining vast
delegation of his friends az diuuer Mr.
Garrett always carries "a cane when walk
ing. and hardly ever ueelects 10 adorn the
lapel of his coat with boutonuiere.
His flvoute costume on the street Is
dapper tight fitting light check suit and "a
Derby hat Baltimore Cor Globe-Demo-
Graf
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-05

'Whnt d0 sou Huk Governor, about
the grape culture 0l California. and the
making off wine ass concerns commerce
hereafter
"Unquestionably the grape is our great
est production For. u long time we
thought 10 impossible in California 90
make good wine Among those who had
tried the experiment ir seemed impossible
for some time tO get the necessary degree
of flavor and drynes-. After became
governor OF the state. and the vineyard
interest extended ] was frequently pre-
scented with bottles and baskets oi wine
raised in different parts. They were So
inferior that finally stopped opening
them Among others there was an old
Frenchman who hal applied his experience
in France 90 vineyard work here Tie gave
me some wine, which / did not open at
an. aud 10 lay in the cellar certainly ten
years, and perhaps fifteen There were
some people out here who wanted tO test
the oldest wines we had-some English
and foreign people-and therefore.
our old French friend wine was
dragged ont. and when it was
tasted there were ordinations 0f
surprise ana pleasure, WhefcupOn called
foE the bottle and found that it was
old monsieur's wine, which had almost
forgotten. The fact was that this wine
had evaporated and improved by time.
and that is one of the causes of the pres
emit quality OF our wines We keep them
and let them mature. The Americans
knew nothing at aii about wine making
M the first place. and even now in the
east many of them think that wine IS o.
product 10 Doe drank as soon as it is
made. Gath in Cincinnati Enquirer
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Two snccessfnl oness.s.

A san Francisco newspaper offered 5000
TO the one who would correctly guess the
number of types in a JAR exhibited IN the
exposition there Two men were successful
naming the correct nmbd-34 200 How
they came 90 hit on that number is interest
ing. one of them once guessed the number
OF shot in a Jar about the same size as the one
containing the type There were 5000
tie thought there were one-thirl as many
type as shot, and Sc divided 5000 by three
and, as be said 'added little. fo make il
even The other man saw crowd around
the jar, and felt m hs pocket for pencil
with which 10 write a number He couldn't
find ono, and moved on; but altcrward, feel
ing strongly impelled 10 make a guess, felt
again for pencil, and found an old lottery
ticket, on which was the number 1920 He
borrowed a pencil, put down the number
and won 500 York sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-05

There is probably no word in the English
language which is more ruihlessly corr
rupJed in the pronunciation than this
mouosyllable. A party of young people
were saying goodby on the corner of q
street In Boston.
"May / walk with youy' asked q young
man OF "a charmingly pretty and fresh girl.
"Slall we cross the Common
"Ayahl' was the n0nchalant reply At
least this is as nearly as the pen can do
justice 90 the sound. 10 is Co be presumed
that the pretty young lady meant eyes.
for sine and her companion Immediately
set ON in tle direction indicated, but u0
foreigner would have guessed that the
correctly written affirmative and her cor
ruptIOu OF DO were one and the same
There are many versions of this one
little word. from the "Nup' of the street
boy 20 the iuarticulate grunt of the bOor
yet, after all, the combination Of three
letters is not difficult TO pronounce -
Youths Companion
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10 Bismarck Finally she stole one OF the
mobilization documents; II was missed, She
was discovered and expelled from the coun-
try and de Cissey was disgraced. But this
has not to do directly with the story. Gen.
Caffarel is a grandson Of the celebrated gen
eral Of that name who accompanied Napoleon
70 Egypt and was killed at the siege of
Acre. His father, Count Caiiarcl, was a
prominent statesman during the rigns of
King Louis Philippe and Napoleon III, and
died in 1878 The member Of the family who
has now brought lasting disgrace on an hon
ored name was formerly aide-de-camp TO
Napoleon Ill, distinguished himself in the
Crimean, Italian and German campaigns,
possesses the cross of commander Of the
Legion of Honor and received the epaulettes
Of a general of division some four years ago.
He is man of about GO, although his black
and possibly dyed hair and mustache make
him look younger, and has spent forty years
Of his life in the service Of his country. Until
two years ago his conduct was, as far as is
known, irrepIuachable. lie was, however,
VIGOROUSLY in debt, and his residence at
Paris and prominent rank at the ministry OF
war necessarily involved further heavy out
lays, which necessitated his appealing 70 his
old Vincennes friend Mime. Lim0usin for
assistance He has been retired from the
army, his decorations taken away, and VII
probably be taken in hand by the criminal
Law courts, which will most likely sentence
him TO term Of penal servitude for betrayal
of trust
Daniel Wilson, President Crews son-in-
law, who has IA finger in the pie, has before
a.. 81 Ia.
with an actress named Hading, been deeply
involved in dishonorahle debts, etc
Baron Won Kreitmeyer, the partner, secre-
tary and lover OF Nine Limousin, has a sim
gularly uusavory history He was formerly
an officer in the Bavarian army, but was de-
graded and sentenced TO a couple OF years
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FINANCE AND COMM ERCE
Now York stock Market.

Reported by e.. w. Branch q Co.. bankers
and brokers. No. I'LL Main street
New York, November 4--Stocks
opened higher in London and New York
followed this line AT its opening, and the
market steadily strengthened with the
bull leaders bidding up prices, causing
some Of the weak bears 10 cover. The
Western reports were that the granger
roads restored rates, but the G., b. and n.
had refused to these advances as it would
lose by them. AT any rate, the granger
stocks were the pivotal ones, and they
were bid up strongly. News from the
trunk lines is less encouraging, the Grand
Trunk stands out from the export rate
agreement, and wants diiferential rates
We are liable TO see some further cuts in
rates from this quarter. Nothing was
accomplished at tO-days' Trans continent
tai pool meeting in Chicago, and 1t looks
like war between Manitoba on North and
South with rival roads Closing transac-
lions were fairly steady at highest of The
day on covering. The big hea simply
kept quiet, and let the market advance
without opposition They considered
that there were practically three holidays
before Wednesday next, and anything
may happen meanwhile Many brokers
leave town TO night until Wednesday
next. Exchange, 81 s2t@S4 s6f.
Money, 3tWj per cent Closing, T.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-05

Dr. TANNERS, in % memoir sent 20 the
Academic DIES Sciences, states that mon
keys unlike other animals. unless it IS
the human animal readily acquire the
habit of taking morphia. When mon
keys live with opium smokers. as they do
in eastern countries. where the habit is
more prevalent than elsewhere, and be-
come accustomed t0 tho mcdicated atmos-
phere, they acquire % taste for the pipe
One particular monkey. 10 is said, would
wait for his master 90 my down his pipe
and would then take it mp and smoke
what remained II not allowed 10 do So
for several days it would fall into state
Of depression and inactivity which would
disappear as soon as il was allowed 10
hit the pipe. Pail Mall Gazette
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Gus service, ON persons who have rem
dered some remarkable service either
to the industry, commerce or art Of
the nation, and lastly on individuals
who by some notable deed Of yalOr or con
spicuous act Of service 10 the state have
rendered themselves worthy of receiving this
much coveted reward. The statutes more
over, provide that the number Of the Official
Gazette which contains the nomination Of
the new chevalier shall Likewise state dis
tinctly the reason for which the cross has
been conferred OF late, however, this last
condition has not been strRtly en-
forced, services exceptionellos' being the
title under which the reasons have
been bumped in most cases The order Is
composed Of five classes ranging from grand
Gordon TO cbevalier, and except in the case
of foreigners, carries with it an annual pen
sion. The members besides enjoying special
consideration and precedence ere entitled a.
numerous small privilege. including the mil
itary salute and the attendance OF a detach
ment of troops at their funerals II may be
added that the Legion of Honor is essentially
"A democratic order. In its ranks are 20 be
found generals, senators, ministers. postmen,
policemen. simple sailors and soldiers, doc
tors, artists priests, and even sisters Of
mercy, who have distinguished themselves IN
the smbulanccs during the wars. And
though there was known 90 Doe q vast amount
of corruption in French official circles, most
people believed implicitly in the honor of the
chancellors Of this order
But recent developments show this fond
faith TO have been without grounds There
has been general traffic in crosses of the
Legion of Honor
Gen Caffarel, chief Of the headquarters
staff at the ministry of war. has been the
central figure in the gossip, but really he has
acted simply as a tool in the hama. of Mime
Limousin She is humpbackod, yellow, false
haired and false toothed She is of Ger
man birth Limousin, who was a provincial
Justice, was her second husband Till lately
she has lived at Vincennes, where she was on
the best of terms with the officers of the gar
rison. An aspirant for the decoration would
address himself to the madame and pay her
10000 or 10000 francs. She would intercede
with Caiiarel or other great parsonage of
her acquaintance turn over about ~ per
cent. Of the bride, and the thing would be-
done Sometimes the cross would not be
Forthcoming, but the briber would be too
ashamed of his foOlshness b. make a row
Nine LimouSn, whose arrest brought
about the whole uproar, was great friend
of the Baroness de Kaula. After this per
sons first husband died she married Col. de-
Jung, who left her. Then she became the
friend Of Gen. de Cissey then minister of
war. He used to breakfast with Der on his
way from cabinet meetings. While she was
entertaining the general, clever German ste
nographers, disguised as servants, used TO
take shorthand notes of the contents of his
portfolio, which were invariably forwarded
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alike. are identical against Russian invasion,
and he declares that the free gift he has
offered shall be devoted 20 the purposes of
promoting military defense Of tho northwest
frontier
Previous TO the year lsj3 the nizam Of
Hyderahad was obliged in time Of war 20
furnish England with troops ON demand
This arrangement, however, was not salts.
factory 20 the British government as Hyler
abad was insolveut. and in 1853 treaty
was made in which tho uzam In lien OF
his obligations, should sign 90 England Ger
tain districts north oi his domnions 10 bo
administered by the British and their rev
enue applied in equipping the Hyderabad
contingent This arrangement stin exists,
and 10 has been limited that the uiams gift
was made for the purpose of paving the way
% bis ultimate possession of the territorie,
before mentioned as being under the control
of England I'm view of All the circumstances
however, ID may be safely assumed that the
gift Of the nizam was the gift of a generous
young man but recently installed intopower
and that 10 was made from the most patr
Otto and sincere motives
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-05

A contemporary has been inquiring, "Who
buys the photographs Of actors" ] can, at
any rate, account for limited sale of the
portraits in question. They are bought 10y
those patient and far seeing people who de-
vote much time and money 10 the making OF
theatrical scrapbooks or albums / number
among NY acquaintance several such indi
yiduals and cannot praise too highly their
patience in performing their task a theatri.
cal scraphook properly made is, in fact. O
history of the contemporary drama Every
time new piece is produced the theatrical
scrapbook maker procuros programme Of
the performance the most distinctive Of the
criticisms which appear on it, any para
graphs relating 10 the piece, together with
all woodcuts, photographs. etc., That can be
procured of the scene, and those who act i'm
them The varied material thus obtained is
duly arranged and pasted down, the result
being most interesting one for those who
care about the modern stage London FL
caro-.
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BARRIERS declare that razor7 are even
more capricous than lckle woman and
the gentlemen who shave themselves rec
0gnize the individuality or idiosyucrasv of
razors. Some razols need "a rest after
using, and no amount of strappiug viii
make them efficient unless they are hu-
mored, while others will DE the better for
constant use Some razors will be better
if strapped Immediately using; others
require the edge TO be- put on before appli-
cation Many gentlemen who shave them
selves have SEQ of razOrs-0ne for each
day in the week. The more expensive the
razor the more capric.0us is the finer tenn
pcrod steel blade As rule "a new razor is
not as prohtahleasa we'll tempered old one
and BARRIERS declare that the breaking iu
Of 20 razor is @ matter Of skill rs important
as The training of q colt Once ascertained
the temper OF a razor can always be- relied
Anew York Times.